French · Intermediate
Adapted from The Birth of Jesus
The angel announces Jesus’ birth; Jesus is born in Bethlehem, visited by shepherds and wise men, and taken to safety in Egypt.
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Scene 1 · Intermediate
Élisabeth en était au sixième mois de sa grossesse lorsque Dieu a envoyé l’ange Gabriel à Nazareth, en Galilée. Il devait se rendre auprès de Marie, une vierge fiancée à Joseph, qui descendait de David.
Elizabeth was six months pregnant when God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth in Galilee. He was to go to Mary, a virgin engaged to Joseph, who was descended from David.
« Réjouis-toi, toi que Dieu comble de grâce ! Le Seigneur est avec toi. Tu es bénie entre les femmes ! » l’a saluée l’ange.
“Rejoice, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you. You are blessed among women!” the angel greeted her.
Troublée, Marie cherchait le sens de ces paroles.
Troubled, Mary tried to understand what these words meant.
« N’aie pas peur, a poursuivi Gabriel. Tu as trouvé grâce auprès de Dieu. Tu mettras au monde un fils et tu le nommeras Jésus. Il sera grand et sera appelé Fils du Très-Haut. Dieu lui donnera le trône de son ancêtre David. Il régnera éternellement sur les descendants de Jacob, et son royaume n’aura pas de fin. »
“Do not be afraid,” Gabriel continued. “You have found favor with God. You will give birth to a son and name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign forever over the descendants of Jacob, and his kingdom will never end.”
« Comment cela se fera-t-il, puisque je suis vierge ? »
“How will this happen, since I am a virgin?”
L’ange lui a expliqué que l’Esprit Saint viendrait sur elle et que la puissance du Très-Haut la couvrirait de son ombre. Le saint enfant serait donc appelé Fils de Dieu. Élisabeth, sa parente, attendait elle aussi un fils malgré son grand âge : celle que l’on disait stérile était enceinte depuis six mois.
The angel explained to her that the Holy Spirit would come upon her and that the power of the Most High would overshadow her. The holy child would therefore be called the Son of God. Elizabeth, her relative, was also expecting a son despite her advanced age: the woman people said was barren had been pregnant for six months.
Rien de ce que Dieu dit n’est impossible.
Nothing God says is impossible.
« Je suis la servante du Seigneur, a répondu Marie. Qu’il m’arrive ce que tu as annoncé. »
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary replied. “May what you have said happen to me.”
Alors Gabriel l’a quittée.
Then Gabriel left her.
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